Greece is a land which bridges East and West, and is the cornerstone of the two cultures. The blue of the sea and the sky, the hundreds of isles and islets bleached white by the sun, evoke feelings of nostalgia for an ancient empire. Yet the country today is resolutely modern and welcoming. THE GREEN GUIDE, the perfect travel companion: a discerning and up-to-date source of information. Practical and comprehensive, it offers suggestions on what to see and what to do, background on history and cultural heritage and a selection of hotels and restaurants. Ideal guides for the independent tourist, THE GREEN GUIDE explores destinations both near and far. Sights are rated - 3 stars "worth a journey," 2 stars "worth a detour" and 1 star "interesting." Map itineraries make planning easy, whether visiting the highlights or venturing off the beaten path. Travel with THE GREEN GUIDE for an exciting and memorable experience.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very handy for planning and during the travel,
By ohmysohopeless (Nowhere to Go) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Michelin the Green Guide Greece: With Hotels and Resturants (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)
I generally prefer Michelin guides for planning travel because they are loaded with background stories about the points of interest. The three-star rating system is kind of handy too, although sometimes I don't agree with the rating Michelin gives, which is totally understandable.
One thing I found very helpful during my travel in Greece was that Michelin always has the sites of interest listed in the native language as well as in English. I barely knew how to say "thank you" in Greek (efharisto), so I wasn't sure I could get around despite I was told Greeks are better English speakers in general. The world is not created for English speakers in mind, so there are times that the information is only available in the native language. At least being able to find out which way to go to get to the site I know better was such a relief.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Inconsistent spellings could easily defeat you,
By OldEngineer (California) - See all my reviews
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I have long loved Michelin green Guides. Though they have grown heavier and less to the point, I still like the three star rating system for sites. However in this case it is hard to love a book where the spelling of site names in some places, like on the map with the stars, does not correspond to the spelling in the index or in other places. Finding things involves your figuring out the different ways in which Greek names can be spelt.
Other books have found ways to cope consistently with changing tastes in Greek spelling. Michelin has not. Coping with these inconsistencies can be extremely frustrating. I now believe the best a traveler can do is to get this and the DK book on Greece. Both were done before the Greeks finished their preparations for the 2004 Olympics so beware of errors about practical things like airport access, a major new bridge, and consequences of a troublesome earthquake.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best,
By Going Southwest (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Michelin the Green Guide Greece: With Hotels and Resturants (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)
I would like to recommend this guide to people that would like to visit Greece. Originally I am from Greece and several times I've been asked to make some suggestion to friends about what travel guides to use. I've done some research on bookstores and I think this guide is well written very concise and covers the most important places. I think the writers must have really travelled a lot around Greece because they recommend places, like my hometown, that are not very well known but they offer some very important sights of interest. I have also learned things I didn't know before. In the past I had bought a similar guide for New England and I was very satisfied. I gave 4 stars rather than 5 because there can be some improvements in the greek spelling and in covering more recent historical facts. It's a guide you can enjoy reading from begining to end.
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- Works and Days (Oxford University Press academic monograph reprints) by Hesiod on page 46, and page 66
- Oedipus Rex (Dover Thrift Editions) by Sophocles on page 130, and page 280
- The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides on page 47, and page 67
- Seven Against Thebes (Greek Tragedy in New Translations) by Aeschylus on page 280
- The Greek Myths: Complete Edition by Robert Graves on page 34
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